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Saturday, April 27, 2013

Do The Dew (berry Jam, that is).

"Music is the
only language in which you cannot say a mean or sarcastic thing." -- John Erskine--(Editor’s Note:with
the possible exception of Randy Newman’s song, “Short People”).

I just want to
take the time to recommend a very special radio station to everyone within the
sound of my voice (pun intended).I have
this Facebook friend, Billy ‘Dew’ Dewberry, who originally hails from
Tennessee, but saw the light, and now makes his home in Texas.Dew has a little AM station (1670, if you’re
in San Antonio) that is billed as a Community Service.What his billing doesn’t mention is that his
service is not really limited to just the neighborhoods his web site mentions (http://www.am1670.org/). The station is known as Dewberry Jam Community Radio.

No, thanks to the
miracle of internet streaming, the whole world can listen to his eclectic mix
of – in his words – “Country, Americana, Outlaw, Blues, Rock, and Talk…”I have followed Dew’s posts on Facebook (with
great interest and delight) for some time now, but only very recently found the time to
connect to his station.I resisted the
temptation for the longest time, because since we returned to Texas from Costa
Rica, my only computer is this laptop, and let’s face it, the sound quality
just is not there.

I finally
figured out how to connect using my Archos (Archos 70 Internet Tablet, with 250
GB HDD) Tablet, with WinAmp’s Shoutcast feature.And, I have been tuning in over the last few
days.I expect to keep Dew’s station as
my favorite Shoutcast station, and when not listening to my own music, or
Pandora, Dew is now my main man.His mix
is pretty close to the kind of thing I usually like, but importantly, he is
exposing me to some things I would not normally find on my own.

His station has a
great web site, and you can link to any of the several methods for listening (via
streaming) from whatever device you want, from wherever in the world you might
be.Ain’t technology wonderful?